Is it possible to set things up so that if I die in conditions where cryo-preservation is pointless (e.g. mad cow disease or a car accident where my head goes splat) then my organs get donated and otherwise I keep them?
You’d have to ask an attorney who knows the relevant laws in your area. Since there are opt-in and opt-out organ donation norms, you may have to opt-out but give someone trustworthy the power to opt you in, in a will, in time for your organs to be viable, if allowed by law. Cryogenics companies won’t mind not storing you if you work that out contractually and in advance; otherwise it would look bad that they didn’t fulfill their obligation.
Is it possible to set things up so that if I die in conditions where cryo-preservation is pointless (e.g. mad cow disease or a car accident where my head goes splat) then my organs get donated and otherwise I keep them?
You’d have to ask an attorney who knows the relevant laws in your area. Since there are opt-in and opt-out organ donation norms, you may have to opt-out but give someone trustworthy the power to opt you in, in a will, in time for your organs to be viable, if allowed by law. Cryogenics companies won’t mind not storing you if you work that out contractually and in advance; otherwise it would look bad that they didn’t fulfill their obligation.
There are conditions on the sign-up form, at least for Alcor. I checked the option that if my brain was slag anyway, then don’t preserve me.